pritchardgelman
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Re:Facebook’s patents show a commitment to collecting personal informa...
on Sunday June 24, 2018 @08:52PM (#17389217)
>intellectual property law is immoral on the grounds that it creates artificial barriers to prosperity for individuals who don’t receive the benefits of the patents
It is also a wealth transfer from the poor to the wealthy: the justice system protecting IP capital is financed by taxpayers, the hard majority of which hold no patents.